Monday, June 11, 2012

Ruffled Zipper Pouch

Today's the day—my first tutorial for the Art Gallery Fat Quarter Gang is live!

I'm showing you how to make this little ruffled zippy pouch. You can always use another one of those, right? And this one's a little bit tailored, because you know, Art Gallery fabric is just too posh for a scruffy one. : ) And it's easier to make than it looks—you can throw one of these babies together in about an hour! (Trust me, I'm the original bag-ophobe).

I used fabric from Art Gallery's Rhapsodia collection. I fell hard for the big hexagon print that I used for the exterior of the pouch, and then of course couldn't resist echoing that with the little hexies for the lining.

Want to win a stack of fat quarters from Rhapsodia's "Sweet Journey" color palette? Of course you do! To enter the giveaway:My rules: Leave a comment (any comment) on this post

The Feed Dogg's first tute has gone down very well here - I might even try it out! Love your tailored ruffles and those cute Rhapsodia hexies. I would be delighted to get my hands on this gorgeous line - thanks for the giveaway :)

I feel like it's pretty weird that I can manage to put together a quilt, but am so squeamish to sew anything with a zipper. One of the very first things I tried to sew was a Burda skirt, with a zipper (and pockets, and lining) - yea, you can imagine how that went! :P I should give zippers another chance. Thanks for the tutorial! :) Fat quarter gang.. yup it still cracks me up. :)

Hmmm = this probably won't win me any prizes but I think those are pleats, not ruffles. But the fabric and construction are so sophisticated, you could almost use it as an evening purse. Katy McCoy tobiaskj@comcast.net

Fantastic tutorial! I just adore your pouch! I just sewed my first zipper and pouch a few months back and now I'm addicted! Definitely going to try out your pouch tutorial! Thanks for the wonderful giveaway! I'm a subscriber to the AGF blog, follow them on Pinterest and Fan on Facebook! I'm also a new follower to your blog and follower!

Thank you for a great giveaway. The little bag is adorable, I just love those ruffles. I am still trying to come to terms with zips as a new sewer but this is tempting me with the ruffles.ks(dot)eyles(at)yahoo(dot)co(dot)uk

I was reading along and thinking to myself those fabrics are gorgeous, then I saw you had a giveaway, woohoo! I've tried to follow the art gallery blog but there doesn't seem to be a link anywhere? So I've added them to my reader. Hope this counts! Off to Pinterest now.

Lee, this looks great! I think it's a real challenge to break out of the quilting mindset to think in 3-D. I have a tough enough time following a pattern to make a fancy bag, much less coming up with one myself! You have some serious design skills :)

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